Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, Inc., d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Albany County, NY, 30665-30666 [E7-10298]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 105 / Friday, June 1, 2007 / Notices hsrobinson on PROD1PC76 with NOTICES Thornton-Winona line between milepost 0.0 at Winona and milepost 31.7 at Thornton, (c) the WinonaEndicott line between milepost 52.3 at Winona and milepost 57.9 at Endicott, (d) the Endicott-Colfax line between milepost 57.9 at Endicott and milepost 77.7 at Colfax, and (e) the ColfaxMoscow line (i) between milepost 0.0 at Colfax and milepost 18.7 at Pullman, and (ii) between milepost 75.9 at Pullman and milepost 84.05 at the Washington-Idaho State line. WSDOT states that it is in the process of formalizing a Purchase and Sale Agreement with PCC, pursuant to which PCC will: (1) Convey to WSDOT certain track and track structures and the rightsof-way underlying the involved Lines; (2) continue to operate the CW and P&L Branches through May 31, 2007; and (3) continue to operate the PV–Hooper Branch under its existing 15-year lease with WSDOT.2 WSDOT will lease the P&L and CW Branches to third party operators under contracts awarded by public bid.3 WSDOT will not operate the lines, but will retain the residual common carrier obligation should the operators prove unable to perform. WSDOT is acquiring the Lines in order to preserve freight rail service for the public in Eastern Washington. WSDOT certifies that the projected revenues as a result of this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III railroad and will not exceed $5 million. The earliest this transaction may be consummated is June 20, 2007, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was filed).4 2 WSDOT recites that PCC will also retain an ‘‘exclusive freight rail easement’’ to provide service under the lease. However, because WSDOT recites that it will acquire the common carrier obligation for the PV–Hooper Branch, PCC’s interests after this transaction cannot constitute an easement interest and apparently will be in the form of a leasehold only. While the notice filed by WSDOT is somewhat ambiguous, the fact that it asserts it will obtain a common carrier obligation and the fact that it has invoked Board authority to acquire ownership of the Lines indicates that it is acquiring the right to operate over the Lines, and intends to execute leases with other carriers, including PCC, to satisfy WSDOT’s common carrier obligation. 3 Related notices of exemption have been filed in: (1) STB Finance Docket No. 35028, Washington & Idaho Railway, Inc.—Lease and Operation Exemption—Washington State Department of Transportation, wherein Washington & Idaho Railway, Inc., seeks to operate over the P&L Branch; and (2) STB Finance Docket No. 35029, Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad Company—Lease and Operation Exemption—Washington State Department of Transportation, wherein Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad Company seeks to operate over the CW Branch. 4 On May 21, 2007, WSDOT filed a petition requesting that the Board partially revoke the class exemption as necessary to allow the exemption in this proceeding to become effective on June 1, 2007, VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:10 May 31, 2007 Jkt 211001 If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the transaction. Petitions for stay must be filed no later than June 13, 2007, unless the Board grants WSDOT’s petition to make the exemption effective sooner, in which case the due date for stays will be established in the Board’s decision acting on WSDOT’s petition. An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 35024, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Mark S. Lyon, 7141 Cleanwater Drive, SW, Tumwater, WA 98501–6503. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: May 24, 2007. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–10574 Filed 5–31–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Docket No. AB–156 (Sub-No. 26X)] Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, Inc., d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway Company—Abandonment Exemption—in Albany County, NY Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, Inc., d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway Company (D&H) has filed a notice of exemption 1 under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt Abandonments to abandon 1.98 +/¥miles of rail line between mileposts A 6.95 +/¥ (in Colonie) and A 7.13 +/¥ and mileposts T 0.0 +/¥ and T 1.81 +/¥ (in Green Island), in Albany County, NY.2 The line traverses rather than on June 20. That request will be addressed in a separate Board decision. 1 D&H filed a supplement to its notice of exemption on May 17, 2007. 2 Pursuant to 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(2), the railroad must file a verified notice with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) at least 50 days before the abandonment or discontinuance is to be consummated. D&H initially indicated in its notice of exemption a proposed consummation date of June 29, 2007, but because the verified notice was filed on May 14, 2007, consummation may not take place prior to July 3, 2007. D&H has been informed PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30665 United States Postal Service Zip Codes 12183 and 12189. D&H has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the line for at least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic can be and has been rerouted over other lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the line (or by a state or local government entity acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the line either is pending with the Board or with any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of complainant within the 2year period; and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7 (environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8 (historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met. As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected by the abandonment shall be protected under Oregon Short Line R. Co.— Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address whether this condition adequately protects affected employees, a petition for partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be effective on July 3, 2007, unless stayed pending reconsideration.3 Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,4 formal expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),5 and trail use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by June 11, 2007. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by June 21, 2007, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to D&H’s representative: W. Karl Hansen, by a Board staff member that consummation may not take place until July 3, 2007. 3 On May 17, 2007, R. Freedom & Son, Inc., filed a notice of intent to file an OFA to purchase the line. The Board will address the request and any other requests that may be timely filed in a separate decision. 4 The Board will grant a stay if an informed decision on environmental issues (whether raised by a party or by the Board’s Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent investigation) cannot be made before the exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may take appropriate action before the exemption’s effective date. 5 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which currently is set at $1,300. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). E:\FR\FM\01JNN1.SGM 01JNN1 30666 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 105 / Friday, June 1, 2007 / Notices Leonard, Street and Deinard Professional Association, 150 South Fifth Street, Suite 2300, Minneapolis, MN 55402. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. D&H has filed a combined environmental report and historic report which addresses the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic resources. SEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by June 8, 2007. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA by writing to SEA (Room 1100, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by calling SEA, at (202) 245–0305. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] Comments on environmental and historic preservation matters must be filed within 15 days after the EA becomes available to the public. Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or trail use/rail banking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a subsequent decision. Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), D&H shall file a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the line. If consummation has not been effected by D&H’s filing of a notice of consummation by June 1, 2008, and there are no legal or regulatory barriers to consummation, the authority to abandon will automatically expire. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https://www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: May 23, 2007. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–10298 Filed 5–31–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request hsrobinson on PROD1PC76 with NOTICES May 25, 2007. The Department of the Treasury has submitted the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 105 (Friday, June 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30665-30666]
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[FR Doc No: E7-10298]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB-156 (Sub-No. 26X)]


Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, Inc., d/b/a Canadian Pacific 
Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Albany County, NY

    Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, Inc., d/b/a Canadian Pacific 
Railway Company (D&H) has filed a notice of exemption \1\ under 49 CFR 
1152 Subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon 1.98 +/-miles of rail 
line between mileposts A 6.95 +/- (in Colonie) and A 7.13 +/- and 
mileposts T 0.0 +/- and T 1.81 +/- (in Green Island), in Albany County, 
NY.\2\ The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 12183 
and 12189.
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    \1\ D&H filed a supplement to its notice of exemption on May 17, 
2007.
    \2\ Pursuant to 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(2), the railroad must file a 
verified notice with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) at 
least 50 days before the abandonment or discontinuance is to be 
consummated. D&H initially indicated in its notice of exemption a 
proposed consummation date of June 29, 2007, but because the 
verified notice was filed on May 14, 2007, consummation may not take 
place prior to July 3, 2007. D&H has been informed by a Board staff 
member that consummation may not take place until July 3, 2007.
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    D&H has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the 
line for at least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic can be and has been 
rerouted over other lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of 
rail service on the line (or by a state or local government entity 
acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the 
line either is pending with the Board or with any U.S. District Court 
or has been decided in favor of complainant within the 2-year period; 
and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7 (environmental reports), 49 
CFR 1105.8 (historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 
CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice 
to governmental agencies) have been met.
    As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected 
by the abandonment shall be protected under Oregon Short Line R. Co.--
Abandonment--Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address whether this 
condition adequately protects affected employees, a petition for 
partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed.
    Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of 
financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be 
effective on July 3, 2007, unless stayed pending reconsideration.\3\ 
Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,\4\ formal 
expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),\5\ and 
trail use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by 
June 11, 2007. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use 
conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by June 21, 2007, with 
the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20423-0001.
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    \3\ On May 17, 2007, R. Freedom & Son, Inc., filed a notice of 
intent to file an OFA to purchase the line. The Board will address 
the request and any other requests that may be timely filed in a 
separate decision.
    \4\ The Board will grant a stay if an informed decision on 
environmental issues (whether raised by a party or by the Board's 
Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent 
investigation) cannot be made before the exemption's effective date. 
See Exemption of Out-of-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). 
Any request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible so that 
the Board may take appropriate action before the exemption's 
effective date.
    \5\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which 
currently is set at $1,300. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
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    A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to D&H's 
representative: W. Karl Hansen,

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Leonard, Street and Deinard Professional Association, 150 South Fifth 
Street, Suite 2300, Minneapolis, MN 55402.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio.
    D&H has filed a combined environmental report and historic report 
which addresses the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the 
environment and historic resources. SEA will issue an environmental 
assessment (EA) by June 8, 2007. Interested persons may obtain a copy 
of the EA by writing to SEA (Room 1100, Surface Transportation Board, 
Washington, DC 20423-0001) or by calling SEA, at (202) 245-0305. 
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.] Comments on 
environmental and historic preservation matters must be filed within 15 
days after the EA becomes available to the public.
    Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or trail use/rail 
banking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a subsequent 
decision.
    Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), D&H shall file 
a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has 
exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the line. If 
consummation has not been effected by D&H's filing of a notice of 
consummation by June 1, 2008, and there are no legal or regulatory 
barriers to consummation, the authority to abandon will automatically 
expire.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http:/
/www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: May 23, 2007.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-10298 Filed 5-31-07; 8:45 am]
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